Glossary of Terms

The following terms are found throughout this issue of COLUMNS - Mold. The definitions are from the 1995 edition of Mirriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary unless otherwise stated.

aflatoxin: any of several carcinogenic mycotoxins that are produced esp. in stored agricultural crops by molds allergy: 1. altered bodily reactivity to an antigen in response to a first exposure 2. exaggerated or pathological reaction to substances, situations, or physical states that are without comparable effect on the average individual alveoli: plural of alveolus, a small cavity or pit such as an air cell of the lungs antibody: any of …